Fraudulent Cadillac Purchase Leads to Counterfeit ID Lab Bust

Two Arrested, Third Suspect Sought

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SAN ANTONIO – December 8, 2025 – What began as a single report of a mysterious “Congratulations” letter for a luxury SUV has led Bexar County Sheriff’s Office investigators to dismantle an elaborate counterfeit-document and identity-theft operation, resulting in two arrests and an active manhunt for a third suspect.

The case originated on November 28, 2025, when a local resident contacted deputies after receiving a letter from a car dealership congratulating him on the purchase of a 2022 Cadillac XT6 – a vehicle he had never bought. A subsequent VIN check revealed the SUV was registered under Texas license plate WWT-2223 to Jeremy Saunders, an individual with a prior arrest for possession of identifying information.

Three days later, on December 1, 2025, deputies reached out to the dealership learned that a man was inside attempting to purchase another vehicle using an obviously fraudulent Texas driver’s license – one that even misspelled the word “EXPIRATION.”

While deputies were responding, a San Antonio Police Department officer radioed that the same 2022 Cadillac linked to the original fraud complaint had just pulled into the dealership lot. Deputies detained the driver, who identified himself as 42-year-old Lloyd Marshal Garza.

After being read his Miranda rights, Garza told investigators that his roommate, Jeremy Saunders, had purchased the Cadillac using fake documents and had personally manufactured the fraudulent ID Garza was carrying that day.

Inside the dealership, deputies and SAPD officers located a second suspect who was in the process of buying a 2025 model vehicle valued at $55,045. The man initially refused to provide his name but eventually identified himself as 23-year-old Jose Roel Avila when told he would be transported for fingerprinting. Avila declined to give a statement.

A search of the Cadillac turned up replica mailbox keys, a $2,525 insurance check stub belonging to a different victim, multiple fraudulent IDs, and a fake insurance card.

By December 2, 2025, investigators confirmed Saunders had used stolen identity documents to purchase the Cadillac in the original complainant’s name. In a follow-up interview, Garza revealed that Saunders had been producing counterfeit IDs on a printer and cellphone during the three months the two men lived together.

Armed with arrest and search warrants, deputies executed a raid on Saunders’ residence, where they discovered what they described as a “large-scale identity-theft setup.” Items seized included:

• A credit-card embossing machine and cutting tools
• Five printers and specialty ID paper
• Multiple fake Texas driver’s licenses bearing Saunders’ photo but victims’ personal information
• Stolen mail and postal locking mechanisms
• A master mailbox key
• A handwritten ledger containing victims’ personal and financial details

Lloyd Marshal Garza, 42, was booked on charges of Fraudulent Possession of Identifying Information (fewer than 5 items), Forgery of a Government Document, Unlawful Conduct with a Receptacle Key, and Driving While License Invalid.

Jose Roel Avila, 23, was charged with False Statement to Obtain Property or Credit, Fraudulent Possession of Identifying Information (fewer than 5 items), and Forgery of a Government Document.

Jeremy Saunders remains at large. He is wanted on a felony warrant for False Statement to Obtain Property or Credit ($30,000–$150,000) and is considered a person of interest in the ongoing identity-theft investigation.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone with information on Saunders’ whereabouts to call 210-335-6000 or email BCSOTIPS@bexar.org. Tips may be submitted anonymously.

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